Shingle strip



July 27.1926. 1,593,594

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This invention relates to e shingle strip end method of cutting the same from s. strip 9 with e coetihg of he cut from s wide materiel, end the strips can i time provide against of rooting materiel. It'is es ecially epplieehle to e shingle strip of t c character msdeup of e fibrous loose that is saturated with Weterproofin material and covered p eetic waterproofing meteriel, such as pitch, or asphalt, and having applied thereto e layer of wear-resisting meteriel, such es crushed slate, stone, etc.

' By this invention the shingle strips can sheet'of roofing material of the character indicated without waste of he so applied toe root as to cover the same adequately with e saving of material, and at the same leakage. The exposed edges of the strips, when laid on a root, can he so fashioned that they will simulate the oppeamnce of individual shingles slightly spececl apart. This ,efiect can be reduced in e variety of Ways as indicated elow, thereby. presenting a pleasing cilect end evo'iding the monotony and cheap appearance of many of the roofing strips of this'ertp "The invention will-be understood from the description in connection with the drawinfis, in whichl is :1. plan view of a sheet 01" roofing material indicating how the individual stripsere out therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing slight modificetions of the shapes of the strips.

' Fig. 3 is e plan view indicating two h0rizontal courses as laid upon a roof.-

, Fig. 4 is a modification showing different Ways of cutting the shingle strips from s sheet of roofing material, and at the same timeproclucing individual shingles.

in the drawings reference characters 1 and 1 indicate a series of lines parallel with the'edgee of s. roofing; strio, the lines 1 and It lying" near the middle of the sheet and heihg slightly ofiset from each other, end their ends being joined by perpendicw ler lines 2, along which lines 1 2, 1 the sheet is out to form the strips, which strips are severed from each other along the lines 3, 3 that ere perpendicular to the edges of? the sheet, The lines 3 along one side of the sheet ms extend from the edge thereof to the middl points of the lines 1, while the linee 3 along the other side may e2:- teiid item the edge of the sheet to the 11 ofdilierent colored granular rhiddle points oithe lines it", this; defining; thellengths of the shingle strips; 7

The sheet shown in Fig. 2 iscut he as similar wayexcept the the lines 2 come spending to the lines 2 oi Fig.

ing or are curved. as shown at 2". it will thus be seen that-in eech ceee shingle strips 1 ere slop are produced having the end portions thereof wider than the centrelportions, and the sum of the lengths of the extensions at; the ends are substantially equal to the lezigth "of the narrower central portions.

In'oI-der to improve. the appearance the strips when laid on a roof, the edges oi the some me be formed into at plurality of spaced tavs. This may be done in e variety of ways, as for exemplc,-e series of'slots may he out along the edge of the sheet of roofing material as indicated at 5 in Fig. l; or a number of black lines may be produced along the edge, as indicated at 6 in Fig. 1', by pressing it hot implement of the proper width and length upon the mineral covered surfacing, thereby causing the black waterproofing material to strike through and be visible; or the edges may be provided with a series of ii-shaped slots 7, as indicated at the lower left hand end of Fig. 2; or the edges may he provided with a series of ii-shaped slots terminctiiw in e straight slot, as indicated at 8; or a lllieped slot may be used, as indicated at 9, hevin a strip 10 of contrasting materiel applied at the end of the il -shaped slot; or the i!- sliapcd slots materiel; or the f-shaped slots Qmey have at the ends thereof the black Waterproofing materiel brought to the suri'ece, as indicated zit-l2 in a, matinee similar to scribed in connection with the markings d of Fig. 1; or a combination of two or more of these and other schemes for improving the appearance of the exposed edges of the strips may he used.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4: strips 14 and 15, similar in shape to those already described, may he cut out as indicated, and at the same time single shingles" i? with slightl pointed ends 18 or 19 i square corners may middle portion of the lit will he obvious that the single shingles may cut out as shown .et 19, ieeviiig single shingles 20 es indica ed end at the the i 3 i may terminate in e'short area i that already desingle shingles be out out from- Itwill usually be desirable to have the slots or markings, which separate the tabs from ieach other, of a length corresponding tothe amount of ex osure of the strip when laid on a roof, sot at the lower-edge of the next upper course of strips will be adjacent to the upper ends of the slots or markings, as indicated in Fig. 3. The joints 21- anda21 formed at the adjacent ends of strips in horizontal rows should be broken, and this result can be accomplished as indicated in Fig. 3, while at the same time the wide ends of the strips avoid the danger that water will creep or be blown upward under one strip and over the upper edge of the underlying strip even when the horizontal rows are'laid with a greater exposure to the weather than is the case with ordinary shingles. Either the shingle strips with the rectanguiar extensions at the ends or the ones with the beveled extensions, shown in Fig. 2, may be used on the roof, or a mixture of the same may be used. Instead of having a sheet of rooting material wide enough to form two series of strips, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the sheet may be made wide enough to formfour series of strips for example. T

It will be clear from the disclosure that changes and modifications may be made and difierent features may .be variously. combined without departing from the. spirit 7 or scone of the invention. For example, one

Z of the extensions at the ends of the jstrips e may be madesomewhat longer than t other in a direction parallel to the edge of the strip that is to be exposed, thus making it possible for the joint 21,. Fig. 3, to be placed farther to the left, so that the joint 21 canibe spaced a greater distance from the joint 21 andstill be over the central portion of the longer extension that. lies underneath. This will result in decreasing the danger of leakage of the roof at the jointsr An illustration of this feature is shown at the lower left'hand end of Fig. 4 where the extension 22 at one end of the strip 15 is longer than the extension 23 at the other end. This shin le 15 is also shown with the tab 24 space between the V-shaped slots 25 along the other edgevof the strip 15. i

1. A shingle strip wider at its ends than at its middle portion, the widest portion of said shingle strip being less than the length of said strip. i

2. A shingle strip haying its widest portions at its ends, the widest portion of said shingle strip being less than the length of said stri 6. A shingle stri having a cut out portion at the middle of one of its longest edges,

said out out portion being substantially one half the length of said strip.

7. shin le strip havin rectangular tabs along the edge that is to he exposed to the weather and havingrectangular extensions along its other edge at its ends only.

.8. A shingle strip wider atits ends than at its middle portion, said increased widths being provided by material disposed along the edge that is to be covered when the strip is installed.

I 9. A shingle strip having rectangular tabs along the edge that is to be exposed to the weather and having substantially rectangular extensions along its other edge at'its ends only, forming substantially a rectangular out out portion intermediate the rectangular extensions.

In testimony whereof, I

ture.

RAY P. PERRY.

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